The Lagos State University, LASU, commenced its 28th convocation on Thursday with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, announcing that no fewer than 11,917 students would graduate.
Olatunji-Bello made the announcement during a press conference held at the Senate Chamber, Ojo Campus, in Lagos, to commence the programme.
FrontPage reports that the ceremony will run from today to April 10.
She declared that the institution was proud to send forth another set of market-ready graduates, solution-oriented individuals.
Her words: “These individuals are well-equipped to make a meaningful impact in both the national and global sectors.
“A total of 971 diploma students are graduating this year and the breakdown is as follows: 123 distinctions, 550 upper credits, 287 lower credits and 11 pass.”
She also announced that 8,711 students graduated from first degree programmes, and that among them, 192 came out with First Class Honours.
She added: “Seventeen students are graduating with Unclassified (MBBS/BDS) degrees, 3076 graduated with second class upper division, 4397 with second class lower division, 990 with third class and 39 with a pass.
“Out of the 2,235 postgraduate students graduating, we have 302 postgraduate diplomas, 1,132 academic masters degrees, 639 professional masters degrees, 125 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees and 37 professional doctoral degrees,” she said.
She added that the university would be awarding honorary doctorate degrees to some personalities apart from the 162 doctoral degree awardees.
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She stated too: “The Senate of our university will confer honorary doctorate degrees on two eminent Nigerians.
“One is Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa Rtd., Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and former Military Governor of Lagos State.
“The second is Otunba Olufemi Pedro, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, for their invaluable contributions to the development of our university and the nation at large.
“One of our long serving and esteemed academic, Professor Joseph Olagunju will be elevated to the rank of distinguished professor.”
The vice-chancellor announced Nwosu Isioma as the overall best student for the 2023/2024 academic session.
“She is of the Biochemistry Department with a CGPA of 4.93, First Class Honours,” she said.
The vice-chancellor spoke about the accreditation of courses in the exercise held between October and November 2023.
Her words: “Only one course received interim accreditation.
“The result of the accreditation exercise was released in June 2024 to confirm that all courses in LASU were accredited in line with the first strategic goal of our administration.
“The university stands at the forefront of academic excellence and innovation, and seeks to become the best in West Africa.
“We have continued to advance on the trajectory of quality teaching and research which have birthed several milestones.”
